Many people "fall into the trap" of online "pouring jelly" scams

(NLDO) - Recently, people in many provinces and cities have come to the police to report being "trapped" in the online "jelly pouring" game and being scammed of large sums of money.

Thai Binh Provincial Police said on March 22 that a sophisticated scam has recently appeared, preying on people's greed through "smashing and dumping" on cyberspace.

Many people fall into traps when participating in online jelly pouring game

"Glazing" is understood as the process of separating and processing rough stones surrounded by a layer of sandstone (a layer of minerals attached to the outside of the gemstone) to obtain finished gemstone crystals.

This is a game that is causing a fever on social networks, especially on Facebook and TikTok. Many people are willing to spend tens of millions of dong to "bet" on stones with the belief that when opened, they will get valuable gemstones, bringing high profits, in a method like "blind bag tearing".

The trick of the subjects is to create groups and social network accounts on Facebook and TikTok to promote common lumps of soil and rocks that are said to contain precious stones inside. The subjects will create a fake situation that the buyer wins a valuable precious stone and will be able to buy it at an attractive price, preying on the greed of the viewer.

If someone wants to participate in the "jelly smashing" game of chance, the subjects ask the participant to transfer money to an account designated by the subjects, from a few million to a few tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of dong.

Upon receiving the money, the subjects will proceed to break open the "jelly" stones that people have bought, but the result is that the stones are all worthless. As a result, the players lose all the money they have transferred to the subjects.

The Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Thai Binh Provincial Police, warns people about the online "jelly pouring" game that has signs of fraud and property appropriation. People should absolutely not trust and transfer money to these subjects.

At the same time, the police agency requires that when encountering the above cases, people need to notify the nearest police agency for guidance and handling.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhieu-nguoi-sap-bay-tro-lua-dao-do-thach-online-196250322194414928.htm